Romney still must woo conservatives even with Santorum gone

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., dropped out of the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, virtually clearing the way for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to take the prize. But Romney has yet to inspire License photo
excitement among evangelicals and hard-core conservatives. UPI/Brian Kersey License photo

The exit of Rick Santorum from the Republican presidential primary essentially clears the path Mitt Romney is traveling to become the party's nominee against U.S. President Obama in November but Romney still has to win the hearts of GOP voters as well as the party's nomination.

Romney had 573 delegates per the Republican National Committee's count to Santorum's... (Article Continues.....)